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>> now boehner we're back to where we were before the election in some respects. there is a significant core of the republican party that simply will not raise taxes under any sixths. they will not raise rates. they still feel that they are pledged to grover norquist, maybe not to the american people. not to the constitution, but to grover norquist. therefore they're not going to go along--even if boehner wants them to go along. both sides the president and democrats on one side, boehner and the republicans are basically maneuvering for bargaining position for what is going to be a long-term negotiation. >> eliot: they're just shadow boxing, i think that's exactly right. i wonder and i'm trying to assess--i have no knowledge of what goes on inside the republican party but i'm trying to discern if boehner has more strength now than he did when this negotiation took place lose yearlastyear. does he have the political strength because his party lost, can he look eric cantor in the eye and other republican leaders in the eye and say we have no choice but to cut a deal
>> now boehner we're back to where we were before the election in some respects. there is a significant core of the republican party that simply will not raise taxes under any sixths. they will not raise rates. they still feel that they are pledged to grover norquist, maybe not to the american people. not to the constitution, but to grover norquist. therefore they're not going to go along--even if boehner wants them to go along. both sides the president and democrats on one side, boehner...
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mitt romney hooking up with john boehner. they immediately got a bill to the floor in a span of three days after this became a national news story. look atç the coordination betwn the gop leadership and mitt romney. >> speaker boehner barely speaks to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back to clear the air. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. guys. come here, come here
mitt romney hooking up with john boehner. they immediately got a bill to the floor in a span of three days after this became a national news story. look atç the coordination betwn the gop leadership and mitt romney. >> speaker boehner barely speaks to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be...
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. >> then boehner sensing blood in the water says these guys, i guess they're going to let me push them around again said this: >> racing taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given our economy. when you look at the president's proposal half of the people who would get hit with higher taxes or file as individuals. >> is it on the table to talk about? because the campaign, 60% of the voters have said that they are ready to raise these taxes. they are ready to have the wealthy americans pitch in here. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. >> bill: so here we are right back at it again encouraged by the weakness the departments immediately show, here comes boehner again saying unacceptal. what is unacceptable is how washington continues to screw over the american class. allen grayson was a former congressman and future congressman. great to have you here. talk to me about the grand bargain, as it's currently structured are you for or against it? >> entirely against it. there is a book called the shock doctrine. this is an article official shock, being introduced to justi
. >> then boehner sensing blood in the water says these guys, i guess they're going to let me push them around again said this: >> racing taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given our economy. when you look at the president's proposal half of the people who would get hit with higher taxes or file as individuals. >> is it on the table to talk about? because the campaign, 60% of the voters have said that they are ready to raise these taxes. they are ready to...
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next, boehner and the boys have scheduled a pointless vote on health care. nice work, boys. now take another week off. stay with us. >> back away from mandates at a national level. >> i like mandates. >> beg your pardon? >> i didn't know you were going to admit that. >> absolutely. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. don't want you spilling that hot latte on my driver's seat. this is my car. who are you? i'm the second owner. the what? i will own this car after you. look, i'm not telling you how to drive our car. our car? nor where to park her. maybe under a tree with less sap. if you're gonna have a latte in the car, keep a lid on it. it's a cappuccino. still needs a lid. [ male announcer ] the exceptional certified pre-owned program with the highest quality cars. good news for the second owner. take care of my car. ♪ >>> something quite extra
next, boehner and the boys have scheduled a pointless vote on health care. nice work, boys. now take another week off. stay with us. >> back away from mandates at a national level. >> i like mandates. >> beg your pardon? >> i didn't know you were going to admit that. >> absolutely. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be...
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so, i would hope that speaker boehner would listen on this, surveys you're looking at to see exactly where the public is and respond accordingly. >> did speaker boehner seemed to be engaging in some speaker revisionist today, the name those in washington who had given the spending cuts last year. let's listen to what he said. >> the sequester is happening because the president didn't lead. he wanted an increase in the debt ceiling so he wouldn't have to deal with it twice. the president hasn't lifted a fipger to work with the congress on jobs or to revolve these big issues. >> congressman, you were one of the leaders in your party who sat on the bipartisan super committee which worked on the sequester. these are cuts that republicans also agreed to. now, they're saying all the cuts to defense and other programs are the president's fault. are they being fair to him and are they being honest with the voters when they say that? >> they're not being honest at all. you can recall prior to the super committee, two things took place. the so-called biden group. i was a member of that group.
so, i would hope that speaker boehner would listen on this, surveys you're looking at to see exactly where the public is and respond accordingly. >> did speaker boehner seemed to be engaging in some speaker revisionist today, the name those in washington who had given the spending cuts last year. let's listen to what he said. >> the sequester is happening because the president didn't lead. he wanted an increase in the debt ceiling so he wouldn't have to deal with it twice. the...
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speaker boehner and company are looking to hold the debt ceiling hostage again. willing to downgrade our credit rating again. willing to risk our recovery again. just to get their way on spending cuts. the only problem for them, the president is in no mood to play. >> so i want to send a very clear messageç to people here. we are not going to play that game next year. in congress in any way suggests that they are going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation which, by the way, we have never done it in our history until we did it last year, i will not play that game. >> sorry speaker boehner. find someone else to play economic game with. the president isn't interested. he's done with their gimmicks. he's done with their ploys. he's done with the argument that they are the serious ones in this whole debate. >> so we ask the president, sit down with us, be serious about the specifics of spending. >> and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president to get serious abou
speaker boehner and company are looking to hold the debt ceiling hostage again. willing to downgrade our credit rating again. willing to risk our recovery again. just to get their way on spending cuts. the only problem for them, the president is in no mood to play. >> so i want to send a very clear messageç to people here. we are not going to play that game next year. in congress in any way suggests that they are going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink...
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this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuade ing him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i guess you could say this time around they don't need boehner. they hold not all the carts, but more cards, and the middle eastern people are clearly behind this president, they elected a more progress i have senate. senator patty murray, who led the democratic senatori
this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner...
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surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth. it is going to be up to the president to go into the negotiations and to lead, and continue to listen and find areas where compromise can be built. it is on his shoulders. >> he has to lead publicly as well. >> yes. >> to sell it? >> he has to sell it. you know, there are a couple -- there aren't a lot of republicans i think that play in regards to public pres
surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i...
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passed in the house but after republicans realized the affect of having that debate in the senate, john boehner and the republicans in the house decided they were not interested in bringing it up for a vote. now that all these lawsuits have been filed on the exact same subject, is this issue back? is the contraception issue and the republicans position on it back on the table at a national level? joining us is the co-chair of the caucus. she's a democrat for the great state of colorado. thanks for your time. >> it's great to be back. >> let me ask you to respond to that last question. do you think these lawsuits around access to birth control for women, do you think that puts the birth control debate back on the table in a national way? >> i don't think the birth control debate has left the national debate. i've been in congress 16 years now. we've been debating birth control, federal employees access to birth control, different state medicaid access to birth control, all kinds of things for the entire 16 years i've been in congress. this lawsuit just shows that the catholic church is tone deaf
passed in the house but after republicans realized the affect of having that debate in the senate, john boehner and the republicans in the house decided they were not interested in bringing it up for a vote. now that all these lawsuits have been filed on the exact same subject, is this issue back? is the contraception issue and the republicans position on it back on the table at a national level? joining us is the co-chair of the caucus. she's a democrat for the great state of colorado. thanks...
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>> i like john boehner and mitch mcconnell. they have to come on your show sometimes. >> i'm asking you a very simple question, luke. are they fighting for the 2 and 3%? >> they are fighting for as what they would say small business job creators who they feel would folks bring in $300,000 could feel pain if this tax cut was to go forward. now, press for specifics about which companies would necessarily feel this pain, there have been a number of studies that have been done, the degree is not nearly to the scale of what we hear on capitol hill. all that being said though is that it's very effective talking point because you can say you're going to hurt job creators, especially small business ones. that is why folks like nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are trying to raise that up to 1 million dollars so the argument is is more clear cut. you can say we want to stop tax hikes, but the rewealthiest hav to pay. it's all talking point. >> but just to be clear, both chuck schumer and nancy pelosi have said they support entirely the pre
>> i like john boehner and mitch mcconnell. they have to come on your show sometimes. >> i'm asking you a very simple question, luke. are they fighting for the 2 and 3%? >> they are fighting for as what they would say small business job creators who they feel would folks bring in $300,000 could feel pain if this tax cut was to go forward. now, press for specifics about which companies would necessarily feel this pain, there have been a number of studies that have been done,...
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boehner to stop protecting the rich. joy reid is managing editor of the grio, and david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones and the author of the ebook "47 percent." today the president took his pitch to a factory in the philadelphia suburbs, and he made clear the rich must pay their fair share. obama's job number one, a tax cut for the 98%. the rest of the people. let's listen to him. >> it's not acceptable to me and i don't think it's acceptable to you for just a handful of republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up. all right? that doesn't make sense. the senate has already passed a bill to keep income taxes from going up on middle class families. that's already passed the senate. your members of congress, like allyson and chaka, other democrats in the house, they're ready to go, they're ready to vote on that same thing. if we can just get a few house republicans on board, we can pass the bill in the house, it will
boehner to stop protecting the rich. joy reid is managing editor of the grio, and david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones and the author of the ebook "47 percent." today the president took his pitch to a factory in the philadelphia suburbs, and he made clear the rich must pay their fair share. obama's job number one, a tax cut for the 98%. the rest of the people. let's listen to him. >> it's not acceptable to me and i don't think it's acceptable to you for just a...
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they don't want to hear boehner capitulate. if you read a lot of the right wing sides, not the crazy once, they're already teeing up to say bain ser a failure, he gave into obama. they want to hear him talk the talk. while he still has the rejectionists in hand in the lame duck caucus and while he has that donor class that wants to hear this conservative rhetoric, he's still got to play the game. behind the jeans i think republicans understand they're going to lose that top rate fight. they're going to lose that and i wouldn't be surprised if they wound up putting the debt creeling into the deal at the end, but up until the moment they make the deal, he's got to talk the talk. >> if i was only interested in right wing money and money at the top, i would say that's all true and, therefore, the faster they make a deal the better because if they're going to raise the rate anyway, get it over with. >> it would be better for the republicans if they make a deal now. >> boehner can make a better deal now. the question is whether anyon
they don't want to hear boehner capitulate. if you read a lot of the right wing sides, not the crazy once, they're already teeing up to say bain ser a failure, he gave into obama. they want to hear him talk the talk. while he still has the rejectionists in hand in the lame duck caucus and while he has that donor class that wants to hear this conservative rhetoric, he's still got to play the game. behind the jeans i think republicans understand they're going to lose that top rate fight. they're...
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boehner's rank. there's practical things we can do, things we need to do but we've got to be at two do it. >> it would help. mitt romney never needed a loan to attend harvard. so when he had a chance to tell todayness students how they could afford college, his bold idea. listen. >> the best thing i can do for you is to tell you to shop around and compare tuition. take a shot, go for it take a risk, get the education, borrow money from your parents. >> this from a man who says the president is out of touch. does he know how expensive college has become or is this like everything else, public school teachers, things he has no experience of and therefore speaks from a vat of inexperience and stupidity? >> you know it's really quite bizarre because it's not as though it's a buyer's market. if you're a kid who wants to go to college you basically have to pay the tuition charged. you do everything you can. parents refinance their homes and give up a lot of the retirement security. you borrow as much as yo
boehner's rank. there's practical things we can do, things we need to do but we've got to be at two do it. >> it would help. mitt romney never needed a loan to attend harvard. so when he had a chance to tell todayness students how they could afford college, his bold idea. listen. >> the best thing i can do for you is to tell you to shop around and compare tuition. take a shot, go for it take a risk, get the education, borrow money from your parents. >> this from a man who says...
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. >> john boehner, mitch mcconnell, on board this week. what about the conservative base? >> the base has no where to go. it is obama or romney. blend the base at other choices, they had six others and that did not work. obama is the one who will mobilize the base. people are not going to stay home. >> i agree with that, sort of. there is no place to go. but the numbers, republican term o -- are now in the primaries, has been lower this year, which is amazing. when you are talking very small percentage is, it makes a difference. that is what karl rove determined -- the 2000 election was so close that he needed to drive the base, and george bush won reelection in 2004 because of a very small number of people turned out and work enthusiastic. >> and the endorsements were sort of damning with faint praise. mitch daniels came out and said, "romney is campaigning to win, not as he would govern." he is not speaking to the people he needs to speak to, young people, poor people, to say "i can bring you into the system." he is just going to people with the big bucks. >> i am with n
. >> john boehner, mitch mcconnell, on board this week. what about the conservative base? >> the base has no where to go. it is obama or romney. blend the base at other choices, they had six others and that did not work. obama is the one who will mobilize the base. people are not going to stay home. >> i agree with that, sort of. there is no place to go. but the numbers, republican term o -- are now in the primaries, has been lower this year, which is amazing. when you are...
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but boehner says now we're going to have a discussion about this in october whether you like it or not and so today they had a meeting in the white house and the president said you guys you know we can't have this partisan kind of nonsense and and of course painter and mitch mcconnell said. like that so. who will the republicans be holding hostage in order to prevent the expiration of the bush tax cuts for the very rich. probably public sector unions bloated government agencies other the pelota government program you know why is it that the democrats are trying to cut the pentagon the republicans are pushing to increase if they want to put a message missile defense shield in the east coast that the pentagon doesn't want and this is in the house the party guys in the house are saying oh yeah let's throw more money at the pentagon go get it sixty percent of the budget is eaten up by entitlements sixty percent so you know it's not enough sixty percent of that money was paid in by us for entitlement sure those entitlements are not money that's what do you know that segregate it was put int
but boehner says now we're going to have a discussion about this in october whether you like it or not and so today they had a meeting in the white house and the president said you guys you know we can't have this partisan kind of nonsense and and of course painter and mitch mcconnell said. like that so. who will the republicans be holding hostage in order to prevent the expiration of the bush tax cuts for the very rich. probably public sector unions bloated government agencies other the pelota...
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it looks like boehner is threatening just that. he will not let the debt ceiling increase or create a function. he will create a crisis right before the election. the american people will see their credit rating drop, the s&p will go down, and the county think suffer. >> this is like a bad summer rerun. their play was partisan obstruction, protecting millionaires over medicare. saying we have plenty of money to give them tax cuts but not seniors their medicare. and continuing to obstruct any progress on our economy. they care about one thing. tea party republicans in congress. they will bring this economy to the brink of default in order to try and insurance some partisan game. they have to stop the partisanship. they walked away from our cuts. we said oil companies should do more as well. >> you know i have david corn with me who is an expert, you wrote about this, the republicans passed their fix it thing. protect the defense department from any cuts, that was the deal last year when all of this mismash occurred, and just medicar
it looks like boehner is threatening just that. he will not let the debt ceiling increase or create a function. he will create a crisis right before the election. the american people will see their credit rating drop, the s&p will go down, and the county think suffer. >> this is like a bad summer rerun. their play was partisan obstruction, protecting millionaires over medicare. saying we have plenty of money to give them tax cuts but not seniors their medicare. and continuing to...
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>> i think boehner is in a tough spot. he gets that but he has a caucus that doesn't want to pass any tax increase. i think he's also a smart enough politician to know that it looks real bad after a while to say, i'm not going to extend it for middle income people because i'm just holding out for the rich. and, you know, boehner is a lot of things but one of the things he is is basically a smart politician. i think he knows that's a bad position but he's got a caucus that's not going to make it easy for him. >> and krystal, you have people saying don't deal with him. paul krugman is saying, let's not make a deal. but at some point, he, being boehner, it's hard to sell that we're not going to give a tax cut to the middle class unless the rich gets it, too? isn't he running up against a political clock here? >> yes, it's a very tough position. voters went to the polls and said they don't buy that position and as e.j. pointed out, the president has tons of leverage here because if nothing happens, all of the bush tax cuts exp
>> i think boehner is in a tough spot. he gets that but he has a caucus that doesn't want to pass any tax increase. i think he's also a smart enough politician to know that it looks real bad after a while to say, i'm not going to extend it for middle income people because i'm just holding out for the rich. and, you know, boehner is a lot of things but one of the things he is is basically a smart politician. i think he knows that's a bad position but he's got a caucus that's not going to...
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now speaker boehner should come forward. the speaker said we should do this in a transparent way, open this all to the public. mr. speaker, let's see your revenue tax plan, because so far it's not clear to me exactly what he is proposing. i don't know if is simply saying what republicans have said in the past that some how if you reduce rates on high income earners you're going to magical growth that pays for itself and doesn't increase the deficit. but we know that's not true. he needs to come forward and be as transparent as he said we all should be. what is his plan? >> eliot: that's the pressure that needs to be brought to bear on john boehner. the president could say okay, mr. speaker, you don't want to raise the marginal rate. here's the five loopholes that we're going to close that will get us the revenue we need, and the first one is the capital gains rate. we'll eliminate the different actual that is one essential piece. is that what you want to do? i would like to see boehner smoked out of the ambiguity that he has
now speaker boehner should come forward. the speaker said we should do this in a transparent way, open this all to the public. mr. speaker, let's see your revenue tax plan, because so far it's not clear to me exactly what he is proposing. i don't know if is simply saying what republicans have said in the past that some how if you reduce rates on high income earners you're going to magical growth that pays for itself and doesn't increase the deficit. but we know that's not true. he needs to come...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in a little bubble next to the man's name on a piece of paper is technically how we endorse a person in america. mr. mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally
john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in...
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that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children
that's what boehner is saying. it's a page out of cheney's negative talk. >>> lawmakers are starting to question alec's right wing agenda. i'll talk to one lawmaker that is leaving the group. alec whistle blower joins me next. >>> will conservatives be able to handle rom's french connection. stay with us. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in...
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what happens to the john boehners and ern else? lou: i think this republican party on a language dry march in -- long dry march into irrelevant. >> okay. lou: that is a cheery thought. you are looking at the cliff you will of that tonight, they have not seize the opportunity that was presented with 33 seats lay lost presidency that is not a way to stay relevant. >> boehner may -- cut a good a deal as he can, a grand bargain, and meaningful spending reduction, in exchange for comp hencive tax reform next year. lou: i have to believe that president obama thinks that social contract, social insurance contract has been associated. a done deal. the affordable health care act. i don't think he will be open to too much margin. >> it is issue of medicare, medicaid and social security. neil: but his idea is raising taxes on upper income. >> you know that i think everyone even barack obama agrees we can't go forward with this corporate tax. >> he offered to cut that. but i mean, as far as the waiting to rich paying that will we see more. >>
what happens to the john boehners and ern else? lou: i think this republican party on a language dry march in -- long dry march into irrelevant. >> okay. lou: that is a cheery thought. you are looking at the cliff you will of that tonight, they have not seize the opportunity that was presented with 33 seats lay lost presidency that is not a way to stay relevant. >> boehner may -- cut a good a deal as he can, a grand bargain, and meaningful spending reduction, in exchange for comp...
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that must be part of what john boehner is really objecting to. richard wolfe, great to have you with us tonight for the discussion. >> my pleasure. >> facts are facts. will it stick with the american people? what do you think? >> well, i think it's very hard for the republicans to do what they're doing right now, which is to say, who are you going to believe? me or your lying eyes? you know, the economy is moving in a very different direction from where they want it to be. so they have two choices. they can try and say, the economy could've, should've, would've better if a republican would have been there. kind of what mitt romney is trying to say. that kind of conditional argument is very hard to pull off. or they can do what john boehner is doing and say, you know what, it's actually terrible. no matter what you're hearing in the news, no matter what you're seeing, it's all bad. you can fool some of the people all the time, and some of the people are not ever going to work for this president. >> you've got 450 right-wing talkers across america
that must be part of what john boehner is really objecting to. richard wolfe, great to have you with us tonight for the discussion. >> my pleasure. >> facts are facts. will it stick with the american people? what do you think? >> well, i think it's very hard for the republicans to do what they're doing right now, which is to say, who are you going to believe? me or your lying eyes? you know, the economy is moving in a very different direction from where they want it to be. so...
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today, ryan began using a line boehner made famous in the last two years. namely, where are the jobs, mr. president? bret? >> bret: james, thank you. moderatormoderators for presidel and vice presidential debates have been revealed. jim laer of cbs first up october 3 in denver. the final two presidential debates october 16 on long island, new york. and candy crowley of cnn october 22. bob schaefer of cbs. martha radich will host the viceth event october -- vice presidential event october 11 in danville, kentucky. >>> is paul ryan plus or minus for the g.o.p. ticket? the fox all-stars discuss after the break. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if youbank doesn't let you talk to a real perso24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so d
today, ryan began using a line boehner made famous in the last two years. namely, where are the jobs, mr. president? bret? >> bret: james, thank you. moderatormoderators for presidel and vice presidential debates have been revealed. jim laer of cbs first up october 3 in denver. the final two presidential debates october 16 on long island, new york. and candy crowley of cnn october 22. bob schaefer of cbs. martha radich will host the viceth event october -- vice presidential event october...
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>> house speaker john boehner issued a statement writing "the white house decision to invoke executive privilege implies that white house officials were either involved in the fast and furious operation or the cover-up that followed. the administration has always insisted that was not the case. were they lying? or are they now bending the law to hide the truth"? president obama's first use of executive privilege, as i said. george w. bush used it six times. president clinton exceeded all modern presidents using executive privilege 14 times. in 2007, then senator obama criticized the bush administration for using executive privilege to protect advisor karl rove from testifying about the firing of nine federal prosecutors. >> there's been a tendency on the part of this administration to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there's something a little shaky that's taking place, and i think the administration would be best served by coming clean on this. >> the house will get together to vote on holder next week. if he is found in contempt, he would be the first u.s. attorney g
>> house speaker john boehner issued a statement writing "the white house decision to invoke executive privilege implies that white house officials were either involved in the fast and furious operation or the cover-up that followed. the administration has always insisted that was not the case. were they lying? or are they now bending the law to hide the truth"? president obama's first use of executive privilege, as i said. george w. bush used it six times. president clinton...